The Childs garden of verses

Tails are irresistible to toddlers, and in Matthew Van Fleet’s sturdy touch-and-feel board book, preschool-age pokers and prodders can finally tug to their heart’s content. Engaging, cartoonish animals from tigers to pangolins romp across the pages as the rhyming text bounces along: “Tails fluffy, / Tails stringy, / Scaled tails strong and-clingy!” Pull tabs, lift-able flaps, tufts of fur, and even a scratch-and-sniff skunk tail provide plenty of tactile surprises. Along the way, youngsters will learn about counting, opposites, and how animals use their tails. A tried and true tail-wagger!

What’s inside all the buildings around town? Eddie, Maggie, and friends help kids find out. The Little People ¨ characters visit five different town locales: the schoolhouse, firehouse, garage, farm, and market. Once they’ve explored the outside of each location, kids turn a big flap to reveal what’s in side the place being featured. Hundreds of object labels and busy scenes make this book an interactive vocabulary-builder.